OKLAHOMA CITY — Paul Jesperson banked in a halfcourt shot at the buzzer to give 11th seeded Northern Iowa a 75-72 win over No. 6 seed Texas Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's West Region.

Northern Iowa passed the ball in under its basket after Isaiah Taylor tied the game on a layup with 2.7 seconds to play. Jesperson caught the ball, took a few dribbles and heaved.

Texas' Prince Ibeh, a 41.5-percent free throw shooter for the season, made the first of two to put the Longhorns ahead 70-69 with 45.1 seconds remaining.

Klint Carlson scored for Northern Iowa, then Taylor missed a driving layup, and Northern Iowa rebounded. Washpun was fouled with 11.9 seconds to play. He made one of two free throws to set up the final sequence.

Texas ran out to a 7-0 lead, but Northern Iowa rallied and tied the game at 11.

Jesperson made a 3-pointer, and Texas' Shaquille Cleare was called for a flagrant foul. Bennett Koch made the free throw, then Jeremy Morgan made a 3-pointer on the extra possession to give the Panthers a 21-13 lead.

Jesperen launches his desperation shot which sends Northern Iowa to the second round. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Northern Iowa pushed its lead to 16 in the first half and led 44-36 at halftime. The Panthers shot 59 percent before the break. Texas would have been in even more trouble, but Taylor scored 16 points in the first half.

Holland's 3-pointer cut Northern Iowa's lead to 47-46, and Eric Davis' 3 with just under 14 minutes remaining gave Texas the lead again.

Washpun committed his fourth foul with 9:28 left in regulation and the score tied at 58. He came back in about four minutes later, and Northern Iowa had a 66-65 lead. Washpun was able to play the rest of the way.